Powdery substance
proves-armiless
A series of suspicious
letters have disturbed
business at area political
offices recently and have
involved local, state and
federal authorities. Con-
gressman Tom Feeney
received the first letter at his
Port Orange office. The letter
contained some kind of
scribbled note and white
powder, which later turned
out to be baking flour.
In the following days,
See BRIEF, A9

By Jeanne Willard
Willard@hometownnewsol.com
SOUTH DAYONA Bullet
ridden walls, missing doors
and windows, collapsing
roofs and stagnant water in
pools.
Those are just some of the
reasons cited by city officials
when they voted to demol-
ish a handful of private
structures at last week's city
council meeting.
The vote was welcome
news to some residents.
It's not just that the aban-
doned structures at 2941,
2951 and 2953 South Ridge-
wood Ave. are eyesores, said

nearby residents Mark and
Alison Leon.
They are.
But, the. property also
attracts teens using the pool
areas for skateboarding,
drug-users who leave
behind paraphernalia, van-
dals who rip materials from
the homes and trespassers
who often cut across the
Leon's property, leaving
behind a trail of graffiti and
trash.
"It's a safety- issue," Mr.
Leon said before the meet-
ing. "It's a problem with
vagrants."
The three river-front
parcels were part of a pro-

Lochte comes

home to fans

By Jeanne Willard
Willard@hometownnewsol.com

VOLUSIA COUNTY He's reluctant to call
himself a celebrity.
But when Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte,
who grew up in Port Orange, strolled the streets
of NewYork City recently, a total stranger recog-
nized his mop of wavy hair, blue-grey eyes and
familiar face that's been splashed across televi-
sion screens.
"It's been crazy," Ryan said in an interview
Saturday at the local YMCA. "I just really haven't
had any downtime to myself."
Since breaking a world record and winning
two gold and two bronze medals in the recent
Beijing Olympics, he's appeared on the Today
Show, the Oprah Winfrey Show and visited the
New York Stock Exchange and the runways of
New York's Fashion Week. A visit to the White
House is also planned.
The 24-year-old ma\ have recently hob-
nobbed with the likes of Donald Trump and
famous actors in New York, but locally he's had
rock-star status since winning his first gold
See LOCHTE, A2

posed condominium proj-
ect, known as Villa Casablan-
ca, which never got off the
ground due to a downturn in
the real estate market, offi-
cials said.
The property recently
changed hands and is now
owned by Federal Trust Bank
of Winter Park.
Council members voted
unanimously to demolish
the three structures on
South Ridgewood Avenue
and a dilapidated garage
rental unit on 1854 James
Street, owned by Port
Orange resident Pamela
Griffith.
However, two council

Friday, September 19, 2008

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Photo courtesy of the city of South Daytona
2951 S. Ridgewood Ave., one of several properties city
officials plan to demolish

members objected to tear-
,ing down a partially con-
structed duplex at 203-205
McDonald Street.
Owner Adrian Perez told
officials that he ran into
financial problems when he

tried to complete the duplex
while simultaneously build-
ing a nearby single-family
home.
"I made a big mistake," he
See DEMOLISH, A3

Randy BarDer/staft photographer
Niki A. Wolf, 8, of Port Orange, was one of hundreds of local kids who got to meet Olympic gold
medalist Ryan Lochte at the Port Orange YMCA last weekend.

Name change reflects evolution of state college

Partnerships will
play key role in
the future
By Jeanne Willard
Willard@hometownnewsol.com
VOLUSIA COUNTY-The
president of a local college
doesn't believe in the status
quo.
"Evolution takes place in
the growth and develop-
ment of every organization,"
said Kent Sharples, presi-
dent of Daytona State Col-
lege (formerly Daytona
Beach College, formerly
Daytona Beach Community

College).
Just as people and busi-
nesses don't remain static,
neither does education, Mr.
Sharples said.
Speaking recently to
members of the Florida Pub-
lic Relations Association, Mr.
Sharples discussed the evo-
lution of the 50-year-old
institution from a small
community college to an
accredited college offering
four-year degrees.
With 40,000 students, the
college is a $100-million
business, he said.
"This is a business and
anyone who does not think
this is a business, is sadly

mistaken," he said.
The evolution of the col-
lege has its roots in the state
legislature, Mr. Sharples
said. I
With many universities
emphasizing research and
graduate degrees, the state
of Florida decided in 1989
that the Sunshine State was
lagging in bachelor's
degrees, he said.
Legislatures opened the
door in 2000 to allow two-
year colleges to expand and
offer four-year degrees.
Community colleges
began to evolve, hiring more
sophisticated faculty and
staff, Mr. Sharples said.

The college's first four-
year degree offered was a
Bachelor of Applied Science
Degree.
"We did it in our non-tra-
ditional format, which is
offering it nights and online
and on Saturdays and Sun-
days," he said. "You can
access 40 percent of our
classes online, at anytime
from anywhere."
Because the legislative
process gave colleges the
right to change their name,
Daytona Beach Community
College applied to the state
in 2007 to take the word
"community" out of its
name, he said.

Concurrently Florida leg-
islators were working on a
bill creating a Florida State
College system to transition
community colleges that
choose to become baccalau-
reate degree-granting col-
leges.
Signed in May 2008, the
bill included Daytona Beach
Community College's prior
request to omit the word
community from its name.
Rather than going through
the expense of two name
changes, the college's board
voted in June to change the
name to Daytona State Col-
See COLLEGE, A9

By Bethany Chambers
bchambers@hometownnewsol.com
VOLUSIA COUNTY -
Amy Wade-Carotenuto was
yanked out of her car at
Thscawilla Park in Daytona
Beach last week by the
leashes, dogs Hiker and
Minnie Pearl at the reigns.
Hiker, a .Finnish Spitz,
and Minnie Pearl, a "what-
ever breed people
like/Labrador mix," had
spotted a squirrel a few
yards away and weren't

wasting any time picking
up the trail.
"Hey, people, my fingers
are all tangled here!" Ms.
Wade-Carotenuto, 45,
yelped with surprise.
Calling canines "people"
really isn't a stretch for the
animal welfare activist, a
24-year-veteran leader of
local rescue groups.
In this case, the dogs are
two of 10 rescues that the
Ormond Beach resident
currently calls housemates.
Hiker and ,Minnie Pearl

came to her scared and
malnourished, neglected by
a previous owner. Now,
though, they're all wagging
tails and tongues. 7
"I love taking these dogs
out," Ms. Wade-Carotenuto
said. "They went from
afraid to touch anybody to
these silly, goofy dogs."
Now Ms. Wade-
Carotenuto wants to share
her love and some of her
dogs with others.
Last year she started her
own nonprofit organiza-
tion, Rescued Hearts, to
pull together volunteers
See SHELTER, A4

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Hometown News Friday, September 19, 2008

Lochte
From page Al
medal.
On Sunday, when the

Spruce Creek High School
graduate walked into a swim
meet held at the Port Orange
YMCA, dozens of young
swimmers trailed him like he
was a Pied Piper, calling his

Ryan said.
It's nice, he said, to be back
in his hometown among fam-
ily and friends. He's just not
used to this much attention.
"I would prefer no one
knew who I was," he said. "I
love to keep a low profile. But
that's just me."
Having won a gold medal
in 2004, he said he's often rec-
ognized at swim meets, but
being approached on the
streets of NewYork City was a
new experience.-
"It's really weird," he said.
Much has been made in the
media of his "laid-back" atti-
tude, but underneath that
fun-loving, surfer-dude exte-
rior, there's the heart of a true
competitor.
"I compete every day," he
said. "Whether it's in practice
or at the swim meets."
Making the Olympic-team
and earning a gold medal was
always a dream of his. But all
along, the brass ring he's been
reaching for was even more
elusive to earn gold and
break a world record in the
same day.
"That's honestly been my
No. 1 goal in swimming,"
Ryan said.
His father and former
coach said that ambition was
established early in Ryan's
swimming career.
"I've always said to him all
his life 'You really are good, a
good swimmer, but to be
great you've got to win the
gold medal and break the
world's record on the same
day,'" Mr. Lochte said.
Which is exactly what Ryan
did in Beijing, with his entire
family cheering him on.
"It was incredible," Ryan
said. "My family has always
been there for me and they
always will be. I think that's
the biggest thing that's helped
me with my success."
Ryan has also benefited
from the support of the com-

munity, his father said.
"It takes a lot to make an
Olympian," Mr. Lochte said.
"He had a lot of support from
the United States swimming
(organization), a lot of sup-
port from the community
and the coaches and friends."
"Ryan really came
through," Mr. Lochte said.
"He's the one who did it all."
One of the perks of fame
Ryan does enjoy is access to
events that normally would
not be on a swimmer's calen-
dar.
Ryan attended shows dur-
ing New York's recent Fashion
Week, with an eye on a possi-
ble future career designing a
clothing line.
"That was actually really
cool," he said. "It was a lot dif-
ferent than the whole atmos-
phere I'm usually in."
For daytime, Ryan prefers a
Daytona Beach casual look of
board shorts, tank top and
flip-flops, he said, but when
he goes out on the town, he'll
kick it up a notch.
'"At night I'll put on suit," he
said, "dress up classy."
He'd like to combine those
styles into his own unique
brand, he said.
"It's more like a rock star,
punk look," he said.
Ryan loves to surf, skate-
board and play basketball,
something that makes his
dad nervous especially when
he sprained his ankle skate-
boarding prior to the Olympic
trials, he said.
"I should probably be
smarter and not do that
before Olympic trials," he
said, "but all that stuff makes
me who I am."
"I mean if I get hurt, I get
hurt," he said. "But I'm not
going to not do something I
love to do."
With fame comes fortune.
Ryan has snagged endorse-
ment deals with Speedo,
Upper Deck Trading Cards
and an energy drink called
Attitude.
"I'm making a pretty good
amount of money," he said.
Other than remodeling his
Gainesville home, the Univer-
sity of Florida graduate does-
n't plan any big-ticket pur-
chases.
"I'm trying to be smart," he
said.
On his oft-reported rivalry
with good friend and fellow
Olympian swimmer Michael
Phelps, Ryan said he's happy
for his frieBd's success.
He got a kick out of watch-
ing him host "Saturday Night
Live" last week, he said.
I "We are always going to
have a rivalry," he said. "But
he's one of my good friends.
So where does he go from
here?
"I'm definitely taking a
break," he said. "And then I
get back in the water in a
about a week or two and start
training."
As he did during his
appearance at Sunday's swim
meet, he'll continue to
encourage young kids to
swim. -
"It teaches you discipline,
dedication and hard work,"
Ryan said. "All that stuff
reflects in your normal life."
He's set his sights on the
world championships \in
Rome next summer and the
2012 Olympics.
This time he hopes to make
the Olympic team in seven or
eight events.
"And hopefully medal in all
of them," he said.

Ryan's

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Olympic gold medal-
ist Ryan Lochte grew up
in Port Orange and
attended Spruce Creek
High School. Last week
he stopped by the Port
Orange YMCA, where he
trained for many years,,
to sign autographs and
greet fans. In an inter-
view, he shared some of
his favorite things
including local spots,
food and entertainment.

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Port Orange/Ponce Inlet
So. Daytona/Daytona Beach Shores

Demolish
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told council members. "This
is my first time."
Construction on the new
home at the comer of
McDonald and Palmetto
Avenue was completed earli-
er in the year.
Mr. Perez said he has
invested his own money in
the project and he wants the
opportunity to complete it.
"I don't want to abandon
$190, 000," he said.
A manager, who lives near-
by, maintains the property,
Mr. Perez said.
Although the city has given
Mr. Perez two extensions on
his construction permit, no
work has been done on the
structure, which consists of a
slab and concrete .block
walls, for over 15 months.
When questioned by coun-
cil members as to why he had
made no effort to complete
construction when given a
three-month extension on
May 8, Mr. Perez said he
knew he could not complete
the project in the three
months, so he didn't proceed
with the work.
John Dillard, Community
Development Director, told
council members that it was-
n't necessary that the project
be completed in three
months, only that Mr. Perez
shows "some good faith
effort."
"He did absolutely noth-
ing," Mr. Dillard said. '"And
that's why we are here
tonight."
Councilwoman Nancy
Long said she thought there
was a "major misunderstand-
ing" between Mr. Perez and
city officials, and did not
want to condemn the prop-
ertyyet.
"Let him get a chance to
complete it," Ms. Long said.
Councilman Ron Clifton
agreed, arguing that the
property, as it stands, does
not appear to be unsafe, and
if Mr. Perez came in and
applied for another permit,
he ought to be allowed to fin-
ish the duplex, providing he
does so in a timely manner.
This property islrin better
shape for b'6eig completed

than a piece of dirt," he said.
"How can we condemn
something that is not
unsafe?"
City Building Development
Manager Glenn Pereno
maintains the site is unsafe.
"Because it's not habitable
and in the condition it's in, it
is unsafe," Mr. Pereno said.
If Mr. Perez applies for
another permit the site must
be evaluated to determine if
there has been any deteriora-
tion that would affect contin-
ued construction, officials
said.
City Manager Joe
Yarbrough said he'd like to
see the duplex completed.
"What a wonderful thing to
finish," Mr. Yarbrough said to
Mr. Perez at the meeting.
"Please finish it."
But he urged the council to
pass the resolution so that
authorization to demolish it
is in place if construction
does not commence.
"Twice we've been to the
magistrate, twice there have
been extensions, twice there's
been an interpretation and
twice (Mr. Perez) doesn't
seem to understand," Mr.
Yarbrough said.
City staff has put in a lot of
hours trying to facilitate the
completion of this project, he

1854 James St.

Photo courtesy of the city of South Daytona

said.
A resolution to proceed T -7"R
with demolition on Mr. .
Perez's property passed 3-2, "'
with Mr. Clifton and Ms. Photo courtesy of the city of South Daytona
Long dissenting. 2953 Ridgewood Ave.
Despite the approved reso-
lutions, demolition on the
five structures could be
months away.
If the owners are not com-
, pliant with the order, the city
will solicit bids for the work
and obtain liens against the ,
properties to recoup costs.
To date, Ms. Griffith, has .
not been responsive to cita-
tions and fines of $126,000
accrued during 504 days of, -
non-compliance, officials ....
said. _" -
Ms. Griffith could- not be
reached for comment.
The Ridgewood Avenue --
properties have accrued
$46,000 in fines and Federal
Trust bank officials have told -. ,--"",.'-._..
city officials that they plan to
demolish the property w within Photo courtesy of the city of South Daytona
the next couple of months. 203-205 McDonald St.
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ter about.
She previously served as
shelter director at Halifax
do whatever it Humane Society and execu-
aelp pets and the tive director at Flagler
1o love them. This Humane Society, before
g, the group took it helping Edgewater on its ani-
rther, beginning a mal shelter plans. She even-
mpaign to build its tually took a job with the
al shelter inVolusia Volusia County Pet Vet Cruis-
er, a traveling free and low-
job Ms. Wade- cost spay/neuter service.
Having seen how other
shelters and services work,

Ms. Wade-Carotenuto said
she wanted to combine the
best of each to form another
alternative for the county's

many homeless pets.
More than 15,000 animals
were euthanized in Volusia
County last year, according
to county records.
"I want to do this right, so
it's not just a pound that
warehouses stray animals,"
she said. "I'd like it to be a
super-center of pet needs."
She won't, however, call
the shelter "no-kill," she said.
While she hopes to have a
high placement percentage
and work to. cure sick or
injured animals, that's not
always possible.
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"In some cases, the kindest
thing to do is to put an ani-
mal to sleep," she said.
Aside from providing crea-
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patible animals serving as
bunkmates of a sort Ms.
Wade-Carotenuto wants the
Rescued Hearts shelter to
also offer low-cost training,
products and medical servic-
es for pet owners.
Helping animal lovers is a
goal shared by Rescued
Hearts' many volunteers.

"When people are down
and out, they still love their
pets," said Ormond Beach
volunteer Heather Ponder,
26, a technician at Volusia
Animal Emergency Clinic in
Daytona Beach. "There were
times I was so broke, a single
bag of dog food would have
helped."

Ms. Ponder has since
adopted two dogs through
Rescued Hearts.
Dr. Joni Goldstein, a veteri-
narian at the Volusia Animal
Emergency Clinic and volun-
teer for the Pet Vet Cruiser,
has signed on as Rescued
Hearts' medical director.
"I want this shelter to be
built from the animal's point
of view, and be as communi-
ty-oriented as possible," she
said.
Already Rescued Hearts
has begun some of its side
programs, such as bereave-
ment counseling for owners
who have lost pets and pet-
sitting for owners who are
hospitalized.
Some services Ms. Wade-
Carotenuto hopes to charge
for, such as Angel Wings, a
pet "will" of sorts. Those who
are elderly or ill can hire Res-
cued Hearts to act as inter-
mediaries, finding new fami-
lies for pets ahead of time
then delivering the pets after
the owner dies.
Services that people pay
for can, in turn, raise money
for the purchase of land and
building the shelter, Ms.
Wade-Carotenuto said.
For now, the group is in the
growing. stage, picking up
"ultra-compassionate" spon-
sors, members, adopters and
volunteers, she said.
With Ms. Wade-Carotenu-
to's dedication, that should-
n't be too difficult, Ms. Pon-
der said.
"Amy never gets jaded. So
many of us in this field get
tired of fixing other people's
mistakes; you get almost
angry at humans for what
they do to their animals," she
said. "Amy doesn't blime
anyone. She just wants to
help."
For more information, call
Rescued Hearts at (386) 566-
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PORT ORANGE Some
might say that Christi Sharp's
business is going to the dogs.
Accustomed to working
indoors as a court reporter,
the Port Orange resident now
steps into a pair of green
clogs, snaps on gloves and
heads into client's yards to
scoop dog poop.
Ms. Sharp, 42, recently
opened a local franchise of
Doody Calls, a pet waste
removal service operating in
18 states.
With three dogs of her own
Ms. Sharp was intrigued
when her husband, Gary, told
her about the franchise
opportunity.
"I love dogs," she said. "I
love animals."
In addition to dogs, the
Sharp family has a cat and a
bearded dragon..
The busy mom of three
daughters, ages three to 17,
was also looking for a career

South Daytona
Police Department
*Misti Dawn Sisk, 25, of
1614 Jones St., South Day-
tona, was arrested Sept. 6
on charges of robbery. Bail
was set at $6,000.

with more flexibility, some-
thing the franchise opportu-
nity offered her, she said.
"I can work around (my
daughters) schedule," she
said.
Ms. Sharp purchased a
pick-up truck and paid a
Doody Calls franchise fee of
$25,000 to get the business
rolling.
According to the Doody
Calls Web site, there are more
than 65 million dogs owned
in the United States, adding
up to a mountain of waste.
Tools of the picker-upper
trade include rakes, scoops,
biodegradable bags and dis-
infecting sprays used on the
tools after each service.
Service fees start at $14 per
week, depending on the
number of dogs and the size
of the yard.
On a recent morning, Ms.
Sharp was hunting for canine
landmines in the Ormond
Beach yard of client Vanessa
McMurray.
Ms. McMurray, who has

violence. Bail was set at
$2,000.
*Rachel Marie Tavares, 33,
of 133 Young St., Port
Orange, was arrested Sept.
6 on charges of grand theft
and 'burglary. No bail was
set.
*Christopher Peter Wagn-
er, 20, of 39.00 Yorktown
Blvd., No. 4906, Port
Orange, was arrested Sept.
6 on charges of using a
firearm during committing
a felony and possession of a
schedule II narcotic. Bail
was set at $8,000.
*Kevin Lee Engelkens, 31,
of 1259 Vagabond Drive,
Port Orange, wvas arrested

Randy Barber/staff photographer
Christi Sharp of Port Orange recently started a business
collecting dog poop from yards of residents and business-
es in the area.

two Labradors named Zeus
and Apollo, said she views the
service as part of her yard and
pest maintenance.
"That's just part of keeping
our lawn looking nice," she
said. "It makes being outside
better."
The service also brings an
added benefit to the house-
hold, she said.
"It means my husband and
I don't argue about who's turn

Sept. 6 on charges of larce-
ny and fleeing/attempting
to elude police. No bail was
set.
*James Daniel J, Lessard;
20, of 4643, Secret River
Trail, Port Orange, was
arrested Sept. 6 on charges
of possession of marijuana.
Bail was set at $1,500. -
*Victor Joseph Ditusa, 20,
of 4643 Secret River Trail,
Port Orange, Was arrested
Sept. 6 on charges of pos-
session of cannabis. No bail
was set.
*Cheryl. Ann Maxwell, 44,
of 5451 Rogers Ave., Port
Orange, was arrested Sept.
8 on charges of

it is (to clean up after the
dogs)." Ms. McMurray said,
laughing.
Following a grid pattern in
two directions, Ms. Sharp
methodically walks the
McMurray's yard and sprays
brown spots to treat urine
bums.
Ms. Sharp says she enjoys
people's reactions when they
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Wanted person:
Robert James Maher Jr.
Aliases:
Todd Law, Robert Law,
Todd Allan, Bobby
Maber and Robert
Balabin
Birth date:
March 24, 1966
Reason wanted:
failure to register as a
career offender
Distinguishing features:
tattoos on neck, right
arm, back, chest and
legs; scar on stomach
Last known location:
Daytona Beach
Crime Stoppers of
Northeast Florida is
seeking information on
the whereabouts of 42-
year-old Robert James
Maher Jr.
Maher is considered a
career offender due to
prior convictions for
burglary, grand theft,
fraud, forgery, narcotics
and trafficking in stolen
property.
Maher was released
from prison in February
2007 and was last known
to be living on Bellevue
Avenue in Daytona
Beach. There are three
open arrest warrants in
Volusia County charging
Maher with failure to
appear in court on a
charge of failing to regis-

Robert James Maher Jr.

ter as a career offender,
failure to appear in court
on a charge of cocaine
possession and a pre-
trial release violation.
The warrants call for
Maher to be taken into
custody and held with-
out bond.
Maher is 6 feet tall and
about 165 pounds, with
brown hair and brown
eyes. If you see Maher or
know where he is, don't
attempt to apprehend
him. Anyone with infor-
mation on Maher's
whereabouts is asked to
call Crime Stoppers toll-
free at (888) 277-TIPS or
text "TIP231 plus the
message" to CRIMES.
Callers to Crime Stoppers
will remain anonymous
and can qualify for a
reward of up to $1,000.

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or e-mail volnews@hometownnewsol.com.
Callers are asked to refrain from making slanderous
statements. Statements of fact will be checked for
accuracy.

Family happy to see strip club close

I was happy to read in your paper that the Pink Pony
has closed down for good. My family and I have prayed
for that area and particularly for that location to close for
the past eight years.
It was a great answer to prayer for sure. Thanks for let-
ting us knowv about it.

Lights out is unsafe

I am complaining about the lights that are on the
boardwalk in Riverside Park in New Smyrna Beach. These
lights have been out for about two months. All the way in
front of Brannon Center. it is pitch-black dark at night-
time. Where I live, people would fish and walk along the
boardwalk during the weekend. And now there is
nowhere to go.
It looks unsafe, frankly. I think there are six or seven
lights out.
I have called the redevelopment association several
times, and they say they will talk about it at their meet-
ings.
Considering all the money that has been spent to devel-
op Riverside Park and it looks very good it is a darn
shame that people cannot enjoy the boardwalk after dark
now. I wish someone would do something about it.

Wake up, Americans

The people who always complain about the obscene oil
company profits. I wish they would look into it and stop
listening to the Kool-Aid drinkers.
They make a modest six percent to go back to the com-
pany and pay all the dividends to all the stockholders.
Everyone who has a 401K or works for a company that
provides retirement, you guys all own the oil companies.
They are:our oil companies; they are not just the big guys.
Wake up and smell the rhetoric.

Meter reader made gardeners day

I would love to thank the person who is the meter read-
er who made my day when they walked in my back yard
and gazed around in amazement. Their mouth literally
dropped open.
I worked in my garden for 13 years, and usually only
friends and family see it.
I am still tickled over it a month later that I went out
and worked on my front yard, which I normally don't
work in because I live on International Speedway Boule-
vard and people like to throw trash in it.
But once again, you made my day.

,Taxpayers need to got involved in government

I think that the taxpayers of Volusia County should be
aware of the treatment that taxpayers received when
attending the first budget meeting on Sept. 4 in DeLand.
The meeting was scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. When
people began arriving, and the prior meeting was obvi-
ously'running late, not a word was said to the taxpayers
who were patiently waiting for the meeting to begin. It
wasn't until 7:15 p.m.,iwhen there was a break in the dis-
cussion, that the taxpayers started asking when the
scheduled tax meeting would begin. And instead of
apologies, Mr. Bruno was rude and told us we would have
to wait until they had concluded the prior meeting.
Then, when we were finally able to get to the tax meet-
ing at 7:40 p.m., again not a word of apology. Mr. Bruno
again just stated how the council had been there since 8
a.m. and that we should feel sorry for them. Well what
about the taxpayers who had to rush home after a long
day of work and rush to DeLand for the meeting, only to
have to wait until after 7:40 p.m. for the meeting to begin
- without a word of apology!
Just imagine the attitude the council has for the taxpay-
ers of this county if they can't even have the courtesy to
treat us like humans in front of our faces. What are they
doing with our tax dollars when our backs are turned?

It's time for the residents of Volusia County to take note
of what is 'happening in our government before every-
thing falls apart in our community. Taxpayers of Volusia,
.please begin to get involved so that we can make the gov-
erning bodies of our communities in Volusia County
understand that we mean business, and we will not be
taken advantage of any longer.

Voter feeling bombarded by politics

Now that the political conventions are over, you can
expect to get bombarded with countless political commer-
cials as politicians and the groups that support them
attempt to sway your vote. Many of these ads will be
extremely negative and misleading. I have decided I will
not watch or listen to any of them for the next nine weeks.
If I am listening to music, it will be from my CD collec-
tion, and if I watch a movie or television program, it will be
from my DVDs.
Yes, I do recommend voting for the candidate of your
choice this November. However, I refuse to watch or listen
to your negative, misleading "Attack Ads," which only suc-
ceed in making watching TV and listening to the radio.
something only a masochist enjoys.
As for the political "Robo-Calls," I am setting up my
answering machine to give off a signal that will tell their
computer my phone number is non-existent. If that does-
n't work, I will keep the phone off its hook until the elec-
tions are over!

In response to 'A former addict
looks at the country's addiction

It would be funny if he or she were not so serious while
showing ignorance.
First of all, just the mention of possible drilling brought the
price of gasoline down some. Secondly, the person states that
"our oil" is being given away to the "big oil companies" for
them to make "obscene profits". Never mind that they have
to build and outfit as well as man the rigs, build and operate
refineries, transport and market the oil while paying taxes
and costs including hiring and paying thousands of people.
Does "Addict" think he or she can do that? Does this person
really want the government to take over all of that in a social-
ist destruction of the capitalist system that has built this great
country?
Apparently it's worse than mere socialism, bad as that is.
"Addict" wants to adopt the Arab system whereby the ruling
Arabian royal family owns all the rights to the oil, processes
and sells it, then doles out some money to the citizens who
then have no need to work. The ruling family draws in
tremendous wealth, but the citizens don't, and they are not
free.
Listen, '"Addict." Educate yourself a bit about life for the
ordinary citizens of the Middle East and the strict rules under
which they live. Why do you think so many of them strive to
come here to live?
It sounds as if you think you would like to be taken care of
without having to work. Of course you wouldn't be free and
could be executed for speaking .out against the government
or the state religion, but what does that matter if you can be
given a check for no work? Have you any idea what kind of life
they have? I think not.
Get out of your dream world or go over there to live, and
while you are at it, get a little education in economics.
Remember that free medical care for all, even non-citizens,
has to be paid for and that system in Canada causes people
there to try to come here for treatment. It's too difficult to get
there.
By the way, using some of the country's natural resources
by drilling for some of the billions of barrels of oil (we have
more than Saudi Arabia) is not our only plan. Wind, solar,
natural gas and atomic power (as is used in Europe) are also
being developed. We have many resources available and
need to maintain our place in the world by stopping the
process of sending the largest transfer of money in history to
countries that would like to destroy us.

Why don't you get a shovel, a siphon and a bucket and go
out and get some of "your oil." Refine, distribute and sell it.
Good luck!

In response to
'Are more prisons necessary?'

I agree with the writer. Unless you have someone in
prison, you have no idea what our state does not do. Why
can't all murderers go to just one or two prisons and not
be with the other (minor) offense prisoners?
Yes, if they have done something wrong, they should go
to prison, but unless you have been there, it is not what
you think it is. This is not TV; it is real life.
Each prisoner, is given one set of everything when they
arrive. Should it be where it is cold, they must buy their
own long johns. If you have to go to a dentist or doctor,
they must pay for it. Everything is not free in the prison
system.
I also agree with the writer as to why someone who lives
in Volusia County must be sent to some other county far
away and vice versa. If they want the prisoners to rehabil-
itate, how can they do it with family unable to visit them?
Family is what keeps them going.
Yes, our governor should make surprise visits to some of
these so-called cushy prisons and see for himself. We
don't need more; we just have to work on what we have. ,
Would you like to be sleeping on the bottom of a bunk
for a DUI and have a murderer sleeping on the top? Think
about it.

Woman mourns loss of beloved cat

Is there no humanity or compassion from vets for our
pets? Do they not realize how much we care for and love
our pets? They're family; they're special. I had an incident
I'm only just now able to write about, because it hurt, and
still does, so deeply.
My cat, whom I've had for 11 years, was very special.
When she was brought to me by a friend of my daughter,
she was so young her eyes weren't open yet.
This friend had found the kitten in some woods in a
trash bag, where some cruel person had just tossed her
like trash. I took her in and hand-fed her with an eyedrop-
per until I could get her to start licking food (baby cereal)
from my finger and gradually introduced her to eating
from the bowl.
When she was old enough, I took her to the vet and got
her check-up, shots and had her "fixed". Because I was
the first thing she saw when she opened her eyes, she
thought I was her "real" mama. She followed me every-
where (in the house. She used to love me to hold her to my
shoulder, like you would hold a baby, and she would rub
her face against my cheek and purr in contentment. I'm
not really sure she knew she was a cat.
Anyway, this perky, happy, healthy cat of mine suddenly
got ill; she refused to eat and would hardly even drink.
Unfortunately, it happened to be Fourth of July weekend
approaching. I called our vet and told them what was
happening with my cat. I was told that since my boyfriend
(at the time) had taken his diabetic cat to them two years
ago and had him put to sleep, and he owed them money
($40), and since it was the holiday weekend and they were
closed the next day and she would have to stay there
overnight, the only way I could bring her in was to give
them a $200 deposit! don't have that kind of money and
told them she needs help. They still would not see her
without a $200 deposit.
By this time, other vets in the area were closed.
Why can't they realize our pets are family? When they're
sick, they need treatment. Why can't they treat and bill
you, like human hospitals do?
Because of them insisting on a $200 deposit, my cat suf-
fered all weekend. She was so weak from not eating, she
could hardly stand up, let alone walk. On Sunday, July 6, I
had to watch her as she lay in my kitchen, with me beside
her, and died!

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Resident says CRAs waste taxpayers' money

Tolusia County is in
trouble. We have an
epidemic of
depressed values, failing
schools and rising unem-
ployment.
Don't expect Tallahassee
to save us. Their past solu-
tions of public-private
partnerships and other
forms of financial give-
aways don't work.
We need to fund quality
of life improvements and
lower taxes, benefiting
those who live here now.
This will keep the jobs we
have and entice new ones
to freely come. The prob-
lem is how will we pay for
this? We can start by elimi-
nating the Community
Redevelopment Areas.
What is a CRA? CRAs are a
tactic to create a pool of tax
dollars for private develop-
ment incentives in areas
that are labeled "blighted."
This pool gets, bigger when
property values increase,
when tax rates increase, or
a double whammy, when
both happen. In good
times or bad, the CRAs will
always get their money
because it is hidden within
legitimate tax collections

HOMETOWN
VOICES
GREG GIMBERT

across most of the items in
your tax bill.
The most well-known
failure is the documented
fraud and corruption in
Daytona Beach CRAs,
which are Volusia's largest.
The best reason, however,
is a fundamental flaw in
CRA logic. There is unfair-
ness to every Volusia Coun-
ty taxpayer who lives out-,
side of the CRA because
they get stuck with the bill
yet receive no benefit. All
taxpayers have to show for
CRAs are past-due promis-
es of "if we just help them
build this one more proj-
ect, prosperity will follow."
Does Daytona Beach
look more prosperous to
you after 20 years of CRAs?
Even in law-abiding CRAs,
most dollars are spent on
giveaways instead of more
meaningful and perma-
nent infrastructure
upgrades for the small

area that was allegedly
"blighted."
How do our elected lead-
ers justify saddling every
property taxpayer with
extra taxes that mostly
benefits a few well con-
nected individuals? Tax
base growth.
Unfortunately, the rev-
enues from this tax base
growth, by law, can only be
reinvested back into the
CRA giveaway pool, never
benefiting the taxpayers at
large.
Today our taxes are high-
er than necessary due to
the current CRA set asides,
and it will get worse. The
CRA tax base growth will
never go toward paying for
their own services until
the CRAs are eliminated.
As a result, all taxpayers
will suffer another round
of tax increases to pay for
the additional services for
the more intensely devel-
oped CRA areas.
Volusia County taxpayers
have yet to feel this second
and larger tax increase
since little has been built
in our CRAs besides a
water park, one function-
ing Daytona Beach project

and a half-finished, near-
empty condo complex in
Holly Hill.
Some will say we cannot
eliminate CRAs because
they are bonded. This only
means we would have to
divert all incoming CRA
funds to paying off the
bonds before elimination.
The fact is most CRAs have
no bonds and could be
shut down immediately
with a vote by our elected
leaders.
Let's get this area back
on track and lead an eco-
nomic resurrection in
Florida by eliminating our
CRAs. It would lower
everyone's tax bill without
increasing the sales tax,
reducing anyone's core
services or jeopardizing
school funding.
Honest solutions like
this will never come from
Tallahassee, but the
opportunity is real, and we
can do it!
Mr. Gimbert of Daytona
Beach is cofounder of
political action commit-
tee Striving Towards a
New Daytona

Student named
to dean's list
at Ithaca College
Peter Srinivasan, son of
Port Orange resident
Govind Srinivasan, was
named to the dean's list at
Ithaca College's Roy H.
Park School of Communi-
cations for the spring 2008
term.
To qualify for this aca-
demic honor, students
must attain a minimum
grade point average of 3.7
and complete a minimum
of 15 credit hours, of which
at least 12 are graded.

Coeducational and non-
sectarian, Ithaca College is
an independent college of
some 6,300 undergradu-
ates and 400 graduate stu-
dents. Located in Ithaca,
N.Y., the college offers
more than 100 degree pro-
grams.

VCS announces
make-up days
At the recommendation
of the commissioner of
education, Volusia County
public school students will
be required to make up
four days of school, which

closed due to Tropical
Storm Fay.
The make-up days will-
be as follows:
Friday, Sept. 26 (profes-
sional development
day/student holiday),
Monday, Nov. 10
(teacher/student -holiday
prior to veterans' day,
identified in the published
school calendar as make-
up day), Monday, Nov. 24
(identified in the pub-
lished school calendar as
make-up day) and Tues-
day, Nov. 25 (identified in
the published school cal-
endar as make- u p day).
Nov.l10, 4 and'25 were

recommended by the dis-
trict's. calendar committee
as make-up days in the
2008-09 school calendar,
which was approved by the
school board in May 2007.
Consideration was also
given to suggestions pro-
vided by staff and parents;
however, adding time to
school days would require
a waiver from the commis-
sioner and does not meet
his recommendation to
make up student instruc-,
tional days, nor does ask-
ing for the school days to
be waived.
'-ForHometown )Vews

Recently, the Port
Orange City Council
approved the transmittal
of its proposed evaluation
and appraisal report to the
Florida Department of
Community Affairs for an
optional review.
The proposed EAR is
available for public review
on the City's Web site at
w w w p o r t -
orange.org/inside/inside59
.php.
For more information,
call (386) 506-5671 or send
an e-mail to pcruz@port-
orange.org.

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learn the nature of her
business.
"People like the name,"
she said. "It's a cute name."
But people don't always
take it seriously at first.
Her inlaws thought she
was joking when she first
told them about the busi-
ness, she said.
But, there is a serious
side to the business, Ms.
Sharp said.
Dog waste can pollute
the waterways and can
contain parasites that are
harmful to other pets and
humans, she said.
In addition, many people
use plastic grocery bags,
that are not biodegradable,
to collect waste, she said.
"Waste is an environ-
mental issue," she said. "We
are hoping to raise aware-
ness." '
Stetson University Asso-
ciate Professor of Biology,
Kirsten Work, confirmed
that dogs carry the same
fecal coliform bacteria that
humans do.
"Waste deposited on
land can end up in water
after heavy rains as the
runoff is carried as storm
water into retention ponds,
and in some cases, natural
water bodies," Ms. Work
said.
Although one animal is
unlikely to cause a prob-
lem, the waste from many
animals could, she said.
Ms. Sharp said it's also
important that parks and
public areas are kept clean
for dog-lovers as well as
those who don't own pets.
Her business can provide
municipalities with gloves
and waste containers for
parks, beaches, play-
grounds and public areas,
she said.
"People that don't have
dogs will have a better atti-
tude about dogs," she said.
"Nobody wants to step in
dog poop."
Doody calls will have an
informational booth at the
Battle of the Badges Sept.
20-21 in New Smyrna Beach
at Riverside Park and at the
Port Orange Family Days in
October. For more informa-
tion, call (386} 690-5312.

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Brief
From page Al
letters arrived at his offices in
Orlando and Titusville as
well. Officials say similar
letters have been sent to a
newspaper in Ocala, several
Washington, D.C., offices,
and most recently, to the
Daytona Beach office of Sen.
Evelyn Lynn.
Sen. Lynn was not there at
the time, but an aide opened
the letter and got a bit of the
powder on her clothes. Two
other aides were exposed to
the substance, along with
three Daytona Beach police
officers who were first on the
scene. The six were isolated
for hours while the haz-mat
team gathered equipment,
suited up and tested the
substance. It too was flour.
Sen. Lynn says though the
letters have all turned out to
be hoaxes, they create the
same fear and cost cities
thousands of dollars in
response time. The FBI said
the letters are clearly
designed to intimidate and
are being investigated as
domestic terrorism. Super-
vising agent Chris Bonner,
with the Daytona Beach FBI
offices, said there are striking
similarities in the handwrit-
and postmarks, and they
use DNA and finger-
prints to try and undercover
the sender and prosecute
that person.

Grocery store robbed
twice in one night
Grocery stores aren't
typically the targets of
robbers, but a New Smyrna
BeachWinn-Dixie was hit
not once but twice the same
night. Police said at 6:15
p.m., a man tried to grab a
cashier's bag from a clerk in
the store on State Road 44.
Authorities arrested Gregory
Hall, 20, after a brief search.
Just after 10 p.m. the same
evening, police said two
men armed with at least one
gun demanded money from
two cashiers. They got cash
and ran out. Those suspects
have not yet been found.

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lege, he said.
"It was the board's feeling
that the term Daytona State
College accurately reflected
the emerging system," Mr.
Sharples said. .
With the State College sys-
tem still in its infancy, the
legislature will be defining
guiding principles for those
two-year colleges that want
to move forward with bac-
calaureate programs, he
said.
Fundamental to that tran-
sition is a level-two accredi-
tation, something Daytona
State College has already
achieved.
"I would stack this faculty
up against any faculty, any-
where in the state of Florida,"
Mr. Sharples said.
As for degrees not offered
at Daytona State College, Mr.
Sharples points to Florida's
transfer agreement for stu-
dents who maintain a speci-
fied grade-point.
"Anyone who graduates
with an AA degree from this
college or any of the other 27,
has the right to apply for and
be accepted in (Florida's uni-
versity) system at the junior
level," he said.
Partnerships have and will
continue to play a strong role
in the college's development,
he said.
Those partnerships are
evident in the Mori Hosseini
Center, where Mr. Sharpies
spoke, and with Florida State
University's Medical School.
Daytona State College pro-
vides the facility and infra-
structure for FSU medical
school, students who can
complete their third and
fourth year here, he said.
The college is also explor-
ing a partnership withVolusia
County and the town of Ionce
Inlet to build a marine science
research center and continues
negotiations to obtain the
News-Journal Center.

Robber hits up liquor
store
Police in New Smyrna
Beach are also looking for an
armed robber who held a
store clerk at gunpoint while
demanding cash from the
register at Spirits of 44 Wine
and Liquor Store on State
Road 44. The suspect, in his
early 20s, was wearing a
bandanna over his face.

Police searched on the
ground and by air, but the
suspect got away. The clerk
was shook up, but otherwise
not hurt. ..

.Cubs win
championship
The Daytona Beach Cubs
season ended with a bang
after the boys of summer hit
it out of the ballpark,
winning the Florida State

League Championship in
'the fourth game of the best
of five series. The Cubs
whipped the Ft. Myers
Miracle in front of a home-
town crowd at Jackie
Robinson stadium. It was
the fourth league champi-
onship for the Cubs. They
took it in 1995, 2000 and
2004 also.
Claire Metz is the WESH2
News bureau chieffor Volusia
and Flagler counties.

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of the word stroke. And for good reason. They hope it's scarier. Scary enough to make people
move much faster.

Why the need for speed? Ninety-five percent of acute stroke victims in this country don't get to
a hospital in time to be helped. At Halifax Health, we think that's unacceptable. Some people
delay because they don't recognize .the symptoms. Others have their heads in the clouds. They
refuse to believe that anything serious is wrong. And the new treatments that possibly could
have prevented any damage, lose their effectiveness if not started within ,180 minutes.

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 19
*Spaghetti dinner: The Har-
mony Sound Waves will pres-
ent this annual event at 6 p.m.
at the Presbyterian Church,
509 Magnolia St., New Smyrna
Beach. Tickets cost $10. Dinner
will include spaghetti, salad,
garlic bread, beverage and
homemade desserts. The
evening will be topped off
with a concert by the Harmony
Sound Waves and the Sand-
pipers chorus quartet. Tickets
are available at the door. For
more information, call (386)
424-1716 or (386) 345-4296.
*Casino Night Fund-Racer:
Women's Council of Realtors
will host this event from 6:30-
10 p.m. at the Daytona 500
Club at Daytona International
Speedway. Tickets cost $50,
which includes speedway
infield access, parking, food,
1,000 gaming chips, a silent
auction and grand prize give-
aways. A Texas Hold 'em tour-
nament also will be featured.
Proceeds will benefit the
American Cancer Society Car-
olyn Kowalski Memorial. For
tickets, call (386) 441-1099.
*Children's. Advocacy Cen-
ter of Volusia & Flagler Coun-
ties 'Fashionable Fall in Flori-
da' Fashion Show and
Luncheon: This 26th annual
event will be held at the Hilton
Daytona Beach Oceanfront
Resort, 100 N. Atlantic Ave.
and will begin at 11 a.m. with
a social hour and silent auc-
tion, followed by the luncheon
and show at noon. Models will
include local "celebrities."
NASCAR ,is, this year's lunch-
eon sponsor, and the men's
and women's fashions will be
presented by Dillard's, with
makeup provided by Lanc6me
Paris of Dillard's. Tickets cost
$40 each, with sponsor tables
for eight guests available for
$500. All proceeds will benefit
The Children's Advocacy Cen-
ter. Tickets may be purchased
at The Children's Advocacy
Center, 1011 W International
Speedway Blvd., or by calling
(386) 238-3830.
*'Leading Ladies': The Little
Theatre of New Smyrna Beach
will present this show at 8
p.m., Sept. 19-20, and at 2
p.m., Sunday, Sept. 21. This
comedy is directed by Jenny
Sejansky and written by Ken
Ludwig. Tickets cost $14 for
adults, $13 for seniors (62 and
older) and $7 for those
younger than .18. Tickets may
be purchased at the Little The-
atre box office at 726 Third
Ave., New Smyrna Beach from
1-4 p.m., Monday through Fri-
day. Tickets may be reserved
and ordered by phone. For
more information call, (386)
423-1246 or visit the Web site
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Let's hear it for the 'Ladies'
k Duncan, played by Ken
Guilbeault, is shocked
by the dress bought by
Meg, played by Danielle
Grau, in 'Leading
Ladies,' currently
showing at The Little
Theatre of New Smyrna
Beach. Tickets cost $14
for adults. For more
Information, call (386)
423-1246 or visit the
Web site at www.Nsb-
Players.org.

Photo courtesy of
Sandi Carroll

Flagler Ave. brings the blues, gets jazzy

For Hometown News
Volnews@hometownnewsol.com
Marc Monteson Promotions will
present the eighth annual New
Smyrna Beach Jazz Festival from
Sept. 25-28.
This year's kick-off party will be
held from 5:30 to 7:30.p.m., Thurs-
day, Sept. 25 at The OM Bar & Chill
Lounge, 392 Flagler Ave. Tickets cost
$15 and $20 the day of the event.
Hors d'oeuvres, one free drink,
music by The Thom Chambers Duo
and a few silent and live auction
items will be featured.'
On Friday, four events will take
place on Third Avenue. One-man
band Ben Prestage will perform from
5 to 8 p.m. at PJ's Sea Shack; Harold
Blanchard Trio from 6 to 9 p.m. at
Clancy's; Norwood's will host Johnny
Mag Sax and vocalist Jillian Rock-
afort from 7 to 10 p.m.; and the late
showwill be The Legendary C's from
10 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Beachside Tavern.
On Saturday, Sept. 22. there will be
10 indoor venues on Flagler Avenue
from noon to 10:30 p.m.
, From noon to 3 p.m. at The Break-
ers, Mark Hodgson & Joe King; from 1
to 4 p.m. at Toni & Joes, The Legends
of Jazz & Blues; from 1 to 2 p.m. at
Coronado Civic Center, the New
Smyrna Beach High School Jazz

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*Bank & Blues Club:
Daytona Blues Society
"True Blues" Live Jam
open jam session is held
from 8 p.m.-1 a.m. each
Wednesday at 701 Main
St., Daytona Beach. This
nonprofit group is, dedi-
cated to preserving and
spreading the love of blues
music. For more informa-
tion and a full events
schedule, visit the Web site
at www.DaytonaBluesSo-
ciety.org.
*Brooklyn Caff6 Panini;
The Bermuda High, a
Beatlesque acoustic duo,

Band; from 2 to 5 p.m. at Flagler
Avenue Coffee House, Brazilian
Breeze; from 3 to 6 p.m. at Flagler
Tavern, Dualing Pianos; from 4 to 7
p.m. at Peanuts, Sybil Gage &
Friends; from 5 to 8 p.m. at Traders,
Toni Bishop with the Pat D'Aguanno
Trio; and from 6 to 9 p.m. at Om Bar
& Chill Lounge, Ray Guiser & Bob
Dionne with The Cool Jams Rhythm
Section.
Special guests will include The
Cook Trio at 8 p.m., Thom Chambers
from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Flip Flops
and The Debra Rider' Quartet from
7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Grille at
Riverview.
The festival will coincide with the
Gallery Group's Art Walk on Flagler
Avenue from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Satur-
day, Sept. 27, with the theme "Paint
to Music."
A special added attraction will take
place on Saturday at the New Smyrna,
Beach Library with a performance by
the Joe Oddo Orchette.from 2 to 3.,
p.m. sponsored by The Friends of the
Library.
There will be three events on Sun-
day, starting with a jazz brunch from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Grille at
Riverview with Gus Simms on piano.
A special added attraction will
happen downtown at the Brannon
Center sponsored by the Canal Street

Historic District. The Stetson Univer-
sity Big Band with Sid Blair on clar-
inet performing a tribute to Benny
Goodman will be held from 2 to 3:30
p.m. This event is free, but a $ 5 offer-
ing will be accepted to cover expens-
es. Soft drinks and snacks will be
available for sale.
The finale will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
at the Garlic with The Dreamgirls of
Jazz starring Jacqueline Jones, Linda
Cole and Toscha Comeaux backed by
the Thom Chambers Band.
Other jazz and blues events the
weekend of Sept. 26 will include Seth
Rye on the organ at 7 p.m., Saturday,
at Seaside Station on Flagler Avenue;
Mark Hodgson at the Garlic all week-
end; The Joe Caruso Blues Band at 9
p.m. at Peanuts, Friday and Saturday;
and The Cook Trio at 9:30 p.m., Sat-
urday, at the OM Bar & Chill Lounge.
Tickets for the party are solfi at OM
Bar & Chill Lounge, 392 Flagler Ave.;
Gone Bonkers, 314 Flagler; Nejma's
Boutique., 319" Flagler; Beachside
Pack 'n Ship, 1321 Saxon Drive; and
The Pennysaver, 237 Canal St.
Musicians, venues and sponsor
information is available at
www.marcmontesonpromotions.co
m and www.nsbfla.com.
For more information, call (386)
423-9760.

Scene

will perform from 7-10
p.m., Friday, at 4649, Clyde
Morris, Blvd., Unit 601,
entrance off of Herbert
Street. Open-mic night
with host Jay Paski will be
held from 7:30-10 p.m. Sat-
urday. Admission is free.
* For more information, call
(386) 322-3306.
*Cuvee Oceanside Wine
& Tapas:,"Tasting Tuesday"
is held the first and third
Tuesday of each month
and includes samples of'
three wines with food pair-
ing for $30 a couple. Wine
Down Wednesdays feature I

guitarist John Mulligan
from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
"Breaking Bread" performs
from 6:30-9:;30 p.m. each
Thursday, and Rick Steffen
plays island music from 7-
10 p.m., Friday. On Satur-
days, music and a late
happy hour from 10 p.m.
to midnight is featured,
Cuvee Oceanside is locat-
ed at 188 E. Granada Blvd.,
Ormond Beach. For more
information, call (386)
615-4727 or visit the Web
site at www.cuveeocean-
side.com.
*Five O'Clock Charley:

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tasting are held at 6 p.m.
the ,first Tuesday of each
month. Reservations are
required. Live Music Friday
Nights are held from 7-11
p.m. Frappes is located at
123 W. Granada Blvd. in
Ormond Beach. For more
information, call (386) 615-
4888 or visit the Web site at
www.frappesnorth.com.
*The Garlic: Jazz and
blues musicians perform
seven days a week. Thom
Chambers hits the stage
from 6-10 p.m., Monday and
Tuesday. Special guests pre-
miere each Wednesday.
Mark Hodgson performs at
6 p.m. each Thursday and
Friday and at 7 p.m. Satur-
day and Sunday. The Garlic
is located at 556 E. Third
Ave., New Smyrna Beach.
For more information, call
(386) 424-6660.
*Inlet Harbor Restaurant
and Marina: Then2Now will
perform at 6 p.m., Friday.
Caribbean Posse will hit the
.stage from 1-5 p.m., Satur-
day. Eddie & Kenny will per-
form from 1-5 p.m., Sunday.
*La Crepe En Haut: C'est
Si Bon, an art affair*exhibit-
ing more than 75 works by
Central Florida artists, will
be on display throughout
September at 142 E. Grana-
da, Ormond Beach. This
event is sponsored by 508
Art Gallery. For more infor-
mation, call (386) 673-1999
or (386) 671-2920.
*Norwood's Restaurant
and Wine Shop: Free wine
tasting are held from 5-7
p.m. each Friday on the
deck and Saturday in the
shop with complimentary
cheeses. Norwood's is locat-

ed at 400 Second Ave., New
Smyrna Beach. For more
information, call (386) 428-
4621.
*OM Bar & Chill Lounge:
Free wine tasting are held
from 4-8 p.m. each Sunday
at 392 Flagler Ave., New
Smyrna Beach. Tasters will
have a selection of up to 10
different wines. Acoustic
performances are provided
by Rhonda Patrick. Free
salsa lessons are given at 8
p.m. each Thursday, with
open salsa dancing held
from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. For more
information, call (386) 423-
2727 or visit the Web site at
www.theombar.com.
*Ormond Beach Senior
Center: The Vagabonds per-
form from 2-4 p.m. once per
month. For more informa-
tion, call (386) 763-0355.
*Peanut's Restaurant &
Sports Bar: The Robert
Lewis Project will perform at
9 p.m., Friday and Saturday.
Open Jam Night is held at 8
p.m. each Sunday. The
Pirates perform at 8 p.m.
each Thursday. Texas Hold
'em is played at 6 p.m. each
Monday and Thursday and
at 2 p.m., Saturday. Comedy
Auction is held at 7 p.m.
each Tuesday. Peanut's is
located at 421 Flagler Ave.,
New Smyrna Beach. For
more information, call (386)
423-1469.
*Pianist Bob Thames:
Saltwater soul with pianist
Bob Thames is held from 5-9
p.m., Friday, at The Aquari-
um, 125 Basin St., Daytona
Beach; at 7 p.m., Saturday, at
Julian's Landmark Steak and
Seafood House, 88 S.
Atlantic Ave., Ormond
Beach; at 4 p.m., Sunday, at
Halifax River Yacht Club, 331
S. Beach St., Daytona Beach;
and from 4-6 p.m., Monday,
at Grand Seas Hotel, 2424 N.
Atlantic Ave., Daytona
Beach. For more informa-

tion, visit the Web site at
www.myspace.com/bobtha
mes.
*Pub 44 Riverfront: River-
dan Band will perform from
9 p.m.-la.m., Sept. 19-20, at
115 Main St., Daytona
Beach. For more informa-
tion, call (386) 226-3000 or
visit the Web site at
www.RiverdanBand.com.
*Seabreeze Coffee Con-
nection- A hand drum circle
is held at 8 p.m. each
Wednesday at 315 Seabreeze
Blvd., Daytona Beach. For
more information, visit the
Web site at www.drumcir-
cle.meetup.com/327.
*Venetian Bay Town and
Country Club: Party in the
Park will be held from 5-9
p.m., Saturday, Sept. 20, at
424 Luna Bella Lane, New
Smyrna Beach. The Chil-
dren's Academy of Fine Arts
will present Godspell Junior
and The Jungle Book. Lawn
Chairs are suggested; no
coolers. Admission is free.
Also, a farmers' market is
held from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
each Saturday at the town
center. For more informa-
tion, call (386) 428-8448.
*Wine Warehouse New
Smyrna Beach: Free wine
tasting are held from 4-7
p.m. each Friday at 636
Third Avenue, New Smyrna
Beach. Six wines are tasted.
For more information, call
(386) 426-6133.
*WineStyles events: At
the Shoppes of Yorketown,
1665 Dunlawton Ave., Suite
105, Port Orange, a weekly
tasting is held from 5:30-8
p.m. each Thursday, open to
the public. The cost is $5
and complimentary to wine
club members. For more
information, call (386) 788-
7188 or visit the Web site at
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DINING & ENTERTAINMENT

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at www.NsbPlayers.org.
*Singles Dance: This event is
held at 8 p.m. at the Moose
Club, 601 W. Granada Blvd.,
Ormond Beach. DJ Dave
Blasko provides the music. The
dance is for the 50 and older
crowd. The cost is $7. For more
information, call (386) 255-
220Z
*Battle of the Badges: Sher-
iff Ben Johhson's Battle 'of the
Badges Family Funfest &
Inshore Fishing Tournament
will be held Sept. 19-21 at
Riverside Park in New Smyrna
Beach. The event will feature a
Redfish & Trout Fishing Tourna-
ment on Saturday and a 5k
Family Fun Run/Walk on Sun-
day. The funfest will also fea-
ture fireworks, vendors, kids'
games, inflatables, boat, truck
and car shows, performances
by Lee Brice and Jim Van Fleet
and Sheriff Johnson's Olympic
Challenge. Proceeds will bene-
fit Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch-
es. For complete details and
event schedule, visit the Web
site at www.badgebattle.com.
*POW/MIA Service: In
recognition of Prisoners of War
and Missing in Action Remem-
brance Day, AMVETS Post 911
will hold this service at 7 p.m.
All veterans and families may
attend and participate in this
ceremony with AMVETS mem-
bers.
*Altemrnative Concert: This
event will be held at The Bank
& Blues Club on Main Street in
Daytona Beach. HuDost with
Perego Art/Light Show and
First World Messengers (per-
cussionists) and The Art Army
will perform
alternative/folkrock/ experi-
mental music at 9 p.m. The
cost is $7. HuDost Core mem-
bers play alternative-world
rock, country and eastern
fusion sounds, mixing an eclec-
tic blend of traditional Sufi
music, Bulgarian and Balkan
adaptations, Farsi, Turkish and
Arabic pieces with elements of
folk, pop, rock and bluegrass.
The Art Army group is based on
the idea that everyone is an
artist and creative. The First
World Messengers are a 4-4
piece percussionist group led
by Vernon Lee Suber. For more
information on these bands,
visit the Web site at
www.myspace.com/hudost
a n d
www.myspace.com/theartarm
y.

*Ormond Cool Jazz:
Ormond Beach Historical Trust
will present this fundraiser
from 6-9 p.m. at the Anderson-
Price Memorial Building, 42 N.
Beach St., Ormond Beach. The
Carlo Mercieri Quartet will pro-
vide the music., Based in
Ormond Beach, the quartet
includes Carlo Mercieri on gui-
tar, Kirk Jackson on bass, Mark
Kerstetter on drums and Lea
Macquarrie on saxophone and
flute. Admission at the door is
$10 and $8 for trust members,
which includes one beverage
and snacks; beer/wine/soda/
water will be available. Pro-
ceeds will assist the trust in its
efforts to restore and preserve
historic structures. For more
information, call (386) 677-
7005 or visit the Web site at
www.obht.org.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 20
*Halifax River Kayak Derby:
This second annual event will
be held at 8 a.m. at Fortunato
Park in Ormond Beach. Sprint
races for children 7-12 years
old will take place. Kayaks will
be provided. Race is limited to

the first 32 entries. For more
information, call (386) 441-
0111.
*YMCA silent auction, din-
ner benefit: The Ormond
Beach YMCA will host this
event from 6-10 p.m. at Ocean-
side Country Club, 75 N. Halifax
Drive, Ormond Beach. This
year, there will be a Spanish
theme with food, decor and
music. There will be a band
and several auction items. The
cost is $30 per person. The auc-
tion will benefit the Partners
with Youth Campaign. Reserva-
tions are required and may be
made at the Ormond Beach
YMCA at (385) 673-9622.
*Community Day: Atlantic
Center for the Arts will present
its second annual Community
Day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at
Pabst Visitor Center & Gallery,
1414 Art Center Ave., New
Smyrna Beach. Free children's
activities, nature trail tours,
music by members of the
Orlando Philharmonic Orches-
tra and refreshments will be
featured. This event is free to
the public. For more informa-
tion, call (386) 427-6975 or
visit the Web site at

www.atlanticcenterforthearts.o
rg.
*Father/Daughter Dance:
The Port Orange YMCA Family
Center will host this event from
6-9 p.m. The cost is $20 per
couple, which includes a
flower for the lady, finger food
and punch. Dress is semi for-
mal and ages 4-16 may attend
escorted by dad. Pre-registra-
tion is required; stop by the
membership desk or call (386)
760-9622.
*Halifax Social Club: An
open to the public event will
be held at 7 p.m. at Aquarium

Restaurant and Nightclub. Par-
ticipants will meet some of the.
club's leaders and ask ques-
tions. A follow-up event for all
members will be held at 8 p.m.
There is no charge to attend.
For more information, call
(386) 589-5643 or visit the
Web site at www.halifaxsocial-
club.com.
*Neighborhood Watch BBQ
Fundraiser: South Daytona Cit-
izens Alert Council will host
this 27th annual event from 11
a.m.-5 p.m. at the Piggotte
Community Center, 504 Big
Tree Road, South Daytona.

Tickets will be available at the
door for $10 per person. Meal
will include baked beans, cole
slaw, roll, choice of meat and
choice of coffee, water or soda.
The public may attend.
1*Bugs in the Hangar: Time-
less Wings and Wheels will
present this event from 10
a.m.-3 p.m. at American Aero
Services, 333 South St., New
Smyrna Beach Airport. All Volk-
swagens, Porsches and Audis
are welcome. Admission will
be a pet food donation to the
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clables. Volunteers who return
their data tally card, trash and
recyclables will receive a
reusable shopping tote (while
supplies last). For more infor-
mation, visit the Web site at
www.volusia.org/cleanup. To
pre-register for locations in
New Smyrna Beach, call (386)
428-3310 or send an e-mail to
chad@marinediscoverycenter.o
rg. For all other locations, call
(386) 239-6414, Ext 33, or
send an e-mail to
sbell@co.volusia.fl.us.

tional Christian speaker. She is
also a college professor and
workshop leader presenter at
conferences across the U.S. For
more information, call (386)
255-0433 or visit the Web site
at www.vallimar.com.
*International Day of Peace
Prayer Vigil: Volusia Peace-
Center will host this event at
The United Church of Christ,
203 Washington St., New
Smyrna Beach. Doors will open
at 2:30 p.m. with drumming for
peace, followed by the vigil
from 3-4 p.m. On Sept. 21 each
year, all United Nations mem-
ber countries agree to a global
ceasefire to celebrate a day of
peace and nonviolence
throughout the world. This
event is free to the public. For,
more information, call (386)
846-3932 or visit the Web site
a t
www.VolusiaPeaceCenter.org.

*Book and a Movie: The
Ormond Beach Regional
Library will host this event at 2
p.m. at 30 S. Beach St. After
showing "To Kill a Mocking-
bird," a librarian will lead par-
ticipants through a discussion
of the book and the movie. For
more information, call (386)

676-4191.
*The Guns N' Hoses Charity
Sumo Wrestling Tournament:
The Callan Group and the Day-
tona Wing House will host this
fundraiser featuring local police
and fire departments battling it
out in 40-pound sumo suits.
The event will take place at 6
p.m. at the Daytona Wing
House, 2721 W. International
Speedway Blvd. Complimenta-
ry appetizers will be served. At
7 p.m., DJ Tremble from the
VIBE 103.3 will introduce all
members of the teams, rules,
instructions and judges. If the
police department wins, the
funds will go to Daytona Beach
Police Athletics League. If the
fire department, wins proceeds
will benefit the Marine Corps
League. Admission to the event
is $20 in advance and may be
purchased at
TheCallanGrp.com. The night
of the event, admission is $25,
and all tickets include compli-
mentary appetizers from 6-7
p.m., as well as a drink ticket
good for house wine, domestic
eer, well drinks or a soft drink.
For more information, call
(386) 538-1083.
*Leather Accessories Sale:
Handbags, wallets, fashion
jewelry, necklace sets, watches
and shirts will be on sale from
10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Florida Hospi-
tal Oceanside, 245 S. Atlantic
Ave., Ormond Beach, and from
10 a.m.-8 p.m., Wednesday,
and from 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Thurs-
day, at Florida
Hospital Ormond Memorial in
the cafeteria annex, 875
Sterthaus Ave. Free valet park-
ing will be available at the
main entrance. Proceeds will
benefit Florida Hospital Auxil-
iary fundraising for the new
Florida Hospital Ormond
Memorial campus on
Williamson Boulevard.

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ONE COUPON PER CUSTOMER, NOTVALID WITH ANY OTHER OFFERSIDISCOUNTS Film festival hosts

For Hometown News
Volnews@hometownnewsol.com
Cinematique of Daytona,
will host this sixth annual
Daytona Beach Film Festival
from- Sept. 19-21 at the
News-Journal Center, 221 N.
Beach St., Daytona Beach.
Several special guests and
filmmakers will attend these
, events, which are free to the
public.
Kelly Rouse, director of
the. musical documentary
"The Nightcrawlers," as well
as band members Rob
Rousse, Sylvan Wells, Chuck
Colon, Tommy Ruger and
manager Mike Stone, will
attend the east coast pre-
mier of the musical docu-
mentary chronicling the rise
of this Daytona Beach band
at 7:15 p.m. Director Rouse
will hold an open discussion
after the viewing and at the
free after party held at The
Aquarium lounge, where
participants will meet the
band members and the
director.
Also on Friday, "Ripple
Effect" will be shown. The
movie stars Academy Award
winner Forest Whitaker,
Academy Award nominated
actresses Virginia Madsen
(Sideways), Minnie Driver
(Phantom of the Opera,
Good Will Hunting) and
Philippe Caland.
On Saturday, filmmakers

Jim Pasternak and Richard
Marshall will hold an open
discussion after their film
"Certifiably Jonathan" about
comic genius Jonathan Win-
ters.
A free screening of
"Recount" will start at 12:45
p.m., the story of the 2000
presidential election. Later
that evening, a beach party
with free food and beer and
a chance to win prizes while
watching surfing on the big
screen will be held.
Sunday will begin with the
student film competition at
10 a.m., where admission is
free to all. Later that
evening, meet director
Rocco Devilliers of the clos-
ing night film "The Fly Boys"
at 6:45 p.m., with an open
discussion to follow. The
wrap party will follow with
desserts, coffee and wine
and the Closing Night
Awards Ceremony.
Tickets are on sale from 10
a.m.-4 p.m. at the News-
Journal Center box office.
The cost for All Festival
Passes (includes admission
to all films and parties) is
$125 and $95 for Cinema-
tique members. Individual
tickets cost $9 and .$7 for
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Tickets may be purchased in
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From Port Orange north
to the Flagler County
line, the inshore water
is inundated with freshwa-
ter run-off. Fishing will be
difficult there until Mother
Nature is able to correct the
problem. As I have said, this

may take a while.
In the meantime, if you
fish those waters, you might
be better served by using
natural bait. If you were
thinking of trying lures for
the first time, you may wish
to re-think that. For now,

lures should be left to those
who are proficient.
Fishing with natural bait
is a simple enough matter,
but there are a few minor
points that may help you
succeed. Most folks use
dead shrimp to catch bot-

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man. Most of the above are
pretty fair bait snatchers,
with the sheep's head being
the undisputed champ.
Probably the best local
prize that will eat a dead
shrimp is the redfish, also
known as channel bass or
red drum.
Whatever your target,
make sure that you use a
sharp hook. Carry a stone or
file, and take the time to

hone the point from time to
time. Oyster shells will dull a
hook in a few casts.
When fishing near oysters,
you should always check
your line regularly for abra-
sions. Don't put off a re-tie.
When you finally hook the
big one, you don't want to be
second guessing your line.
Fresh bait is also a must.
Fresh dead shrimp will have
little or no color. If the
shrimp you bought has
begun to turn pink, use
them for chum and re-buy.
Fishing with live shrimp
will improve your catch.
They may be hooked
See FISH, B7

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through the head if you are
careful to avoid the dark
spot. Hooking a shrimp
through that area will
instantly turn your live bait
to dead. My own preference
is to hook live shrimp under
the rear of the tail. Hooked
in that fashion, you may suf-
fer more from nibblers, but
will see an increase in
strikes from more garfe fish.
Hooked under the tail,
each retrieve will simulate a
S nice, even, natural swim-
ming motion since shrimp
q often swim backwards in the
S current. I also hook my dead
b" shrimp like that if they are
whole.
I can't tell you how many
times my slow retrieve of a
dead shrimp hooked in that
manner has produced a hit
from a snook. If you have
invested in live shrimp,
remember to keep them
aerated or at least change
the water regularly. A
trolling bait bucket will keep
bait alive longest. Don't be
satisfied to just buy live
shrimp. Work to keep them
alive.
Just as with live shrimp,
live mullet may be hooked
in two places. If you hook a
*7 free-lined live mullet
through the lip, chances are
it will swim deep. If you
hook it just behind the dor-
sal fin, it will tend to stay on

the surface.
You should know that bait
sometimes have a mind of
their own, but hooking as
described will usually give
you the desired results.
My brother-in-law Bruce
is a master mullet fisher-
man and prefers to hook
them near the dorsal fin to
swim over deep water.
Down through the years, no
one has caught bigger trout
than he and always with a
top swimming mullet. His
latest "gator trout" was
more than 12 pounds!
That catch should be
incentive enough for us all
to fish a mullet on top.
Fiddler crabs, sand
fleas, clams or blue crab
will catch both of the
"prisoner" type fishes as
well as reds, tarpon and
pompano. Cut bait is

probably the most com-
mon of all saltwater baits
and will catch most of our
local targets, though not
all.
If you choose to be a
natural bait fisherman,
getting handy with a cast
net is a must. It does not
have to be a large one.
Four feet will get you cost-
free mullet, shrimp, crabs
and fish for cut bait.
Remember, fresh bait
and a sharp hook is the
secret to bait fishing.

Dan Smith has fished the
waters of Volusia County for
40 years. When he's not fish-
ing, the retired contractor is
heavily involved with the
Ormond Beach Historical
Trust. For questions or com-
ments send an e-mail to
apesl23@mybluelight.com.

Girls' fast-pitch
team to form

The City of Port Orange
Parks & Recreation is
forming a new fast-pitch
softball league for girls
ages 12 to 15.
Opening day, a jam-
boree for all teams, will
take place Saturday, Sept.
20. Daytona State College
will host an exhibition
game.
The start date will be
Tuesday, Sept. 23. The
league will meet each
Tuesday and Thursday,
and each team will have
12 games.
The fee to join is $70,
which includes shorts,
shirt, visor and socks.
For more information,
call (386) 756-5391.

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